FAST FOOD: The North Korean leader has his burgers flown in from China

The North Korean despot gets his fixes from a branch of McDonald’s over the border in the Chinese city of Dandong.

Lackeys travel from the capital Pyongyang in a Russian-built helicopter to the city of Sinuiju and then cross the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge and dash 1.5 miles to the eaterie to stock up on Kim’s favourite burgers. They are later reheated after being dropped off at one of his palaces in Pyongyang.

A source revealed that 32-yearold Kim – who developed a taste for western food during his student days in Switzerland – also places orders with a Pizza Hut and KFC in the Chinese border town that is the main link between the two nations.

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His dad Kim Jong-il, who was also partial to junk food, did the same thing. Yet many of his nation’s 27million people live well below the breadline. A western businessman with trade links in Dandong last night revealed Kim’s mission to feed his cravings for fast food.

“They said the border guards had told them that North Korean officials often visited for fast food to fly back to Pyongyang for the Supreme Leader”

A western businessman

He said: “I have made several trips to Dandong and my Chinese counterparts were keen to show me McDonald’s.

“They said the border guards had told them that North Korean officials often visited for fast food to fly back to Pyongyang for the Supreme Leader.

“This is despite many of his countrymen and women struggling to earn enough money to feed themselves.

“Apparently, this is how things work in North Korea.”

Kim, who is clinically obese, also imports huge amounts of French cheese. He has a taste for whisky and cognac and likes to smoke US cigarettes.